"Midnight Oil had been one of those long term overnight sensations, leading up to the release of their self-titled debut album in 1978. That album had been the first steps for the band, but had been somewhat criticised by fans and the media alike for not being able to live up to the energy and passion that the band showed on stage, that the studio recorded sessions sounded good but lacked the fire that the band emitted when playing live. No doubt this was something that the band hoped to rectify with their sophomore effort.

Along with this, the band also looked to progress their sound to the next level. Whereas the band had had a reputation for combining their surf rock roots with the growing punk phase that was occurring around them at the time that their first album was released, as they moved into this second album there appears to be a move towards prog rock and then the post punk sound that was by then beginning to be incorporated into the Australian pub rock scene"

On this episode we are going to talk about “Head Injuries” by Midnight Oil, the band’s 2nd studio album released 45 years ago this week, on today’s episode where “‘I'm making an inroad on the one and only, I'm just part of this play, I've finally decided I'm here to stay.'” on Music from a Lifetime.